Shloka 21

Battle at Mandara — The Battle at Mandara: Vinayaka, Nandin, and Skanda Rout the Daitya Hosts

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना बलिभिः प्रमथैर्दैत्यदानवाः प्रवृत्ताः प्रमथान् हन्तुं कूटमुद्गरपाणयः

Transliteration

te vadhyamānā balibhiḥ pramathairdaityadānavāḥ pravṛttāḥ pramathān hantuṃ kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ

Translation

طاقتور پرمَتھوں کے ہاتھوں قتل ہوتے ہوئے وہ دَیتیہ اور دانَو، ہاتھوں میں گُرز اور مُدگر لیے، پرمَتھوں کو مار ڈالنے پر آمادہ ہو گئے۔

Speakers

• Narrator voice describing the counter-attack of Daityas/Dānavas against Śiva’s Pramathas.

Primary Deities

• Shiva (implied through Pramathas)

Key Themes

• Asura counter-attack
• Pramathas (Śiva’s gaṇas) as battlefield agents
• Weapon imagery (clubs/mallets)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who are the Pramathas in Purāṇic literature?

Pramathas are a class of Śiva’s gaṇas—fierce, formidable attendants who appear prominently in Śaiva mythic battles (including the Andhaka cycle), functioning as shock troops and enforcers of Śiva’s will.

Why are both ‘Daityas’ and ‘Dānavas’ mentioned together?

Purāṇic diction often pairs these two asura lineages to indicate the broader demonic coalition. The dual term intensifies the sense of a large, organized opposing host rather than a single clan.

What is conveyed by ‘kūṭa-mudgara-pāṇayaḥ’?

It highlights close-quarters brutality: blunt weapons (clubs/mallets) suggest melee combat and physical force, contrasting with more distant weapons (arrows, spears) and underscoring the ferocity of the counter-assault.